Rooting Out Shame: A Son's Account of Child Sexual Abuse and Recovery by Frank Root III is a profoundly moving and disturbing memoir that chronicles the author’s traumatic childhood filled with sexual abuse inflicted by his parents. With raw honesty and heartfelt reflection, the author...

Reflections of a Troubled Black Man: A Teacher's Quest, Turning Fear Into Strength, and Pain Into Passion is a memoir penned by author Morris H. Ervin Jr. This compelling work explores the author's journey from a troubled youth to a transformative educator. Ervin recounts his...

Roberta Raves 2 is the second book of humorous stories by Roberta Conner. In this book, you'll learn about the author's life on a golf course and the things she, her "hubby", and her friends discuss. Told from the perspective of an older adult, the...

Raised by Committee is a heart-wrenching and inspiring memoir about Carollyne Haynes’ tumultuous childhood in 1960s England. At just 12 years old, Haynes is abandoned by her mother and subjected to sexual abuse by her father, leading her to be placed in the care of...

Rant: The Story of One Man's Attempt to Save the World's Economy by Marc Hoffman is an inspiring memoir that narrates how Hoffman fought big banks to prevent and eradicate the social destructiveness of economic recessions. In several powerful and carefully constructed first-person accounts, the...

Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, social issues, and family issues subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the potentially upsetting nature of the subject matter. Penned by author Penny Lane, this harrowing...

In this moving memoir, Regina Gershman tells her story as a young girl who, with her family, escaped the persecution of the Jewish community by the former Soviet Union. Rebecca's Journey follows Rebecca since she was ten years old, living with her parents and siblings...

In her memoir Runaway Train, Krista Cambers tells of her childhood growing up with divorced parents who were both in the Salvation Army. She admits she was a difficult child, shy, bullied at school, and with very low self-esteem. She battled with a situation in...

In Reconstructing Reality: Outsmarting The Brain To Rewrite Our Life Stories, Amy L. Rosner shows how our brains are always doing their best to protect us from so much, including trauma, stress, pain, and fear. Sometimes, this can cause us to overreact to certain situations....

Run of the Leopard Dogs: How I Escaped Terror, Insanity, Suicide, and a Deranged South Texas Tyrant is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, autobiography, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is suitable for the mature adult reading audience due to some upsetting content concerning death,...